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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Verdict

/vẽrd'-ĭkt/ · Ver·dict · IPA /ˈvɝ.dɪkt/
01 n. The answer of a jury given to the court concerning any matter of fact in any cause, civil or criminal, committed to their examination and d…
  1. 1.
    The answer of a jury given to the court concerning any matter of fact in any cause, civil or criminal, committed to their examination and determination; the finding or decision of a jury on the matter legally submitted to them in the course of the trial of a cause.(Law)
  2. 2.
    Decision; judgment; opinion pronounced; as, to be condemned by the verdict of the public.
    “These were enormities condemned by the most natural verdict of common humanity.” — South.
    “Two generations have since confirmed the verdict which was pronounced on that night.” — Macaulay.